Either Glock has great civil attorneys, or the company really does think of everything. The pistol also ships with Glock propaganda, an owner’s manual and cable lock, and a caliber-specific synthetic bore brush. Even so, I do applaud Glock for including these back straps as well as an extended pin and a pin push tool for installation. Glock has started shipping these with Gen 4 and Gen 5 models, although I usually leave them in the box. Inside accompanying the pistol were three 17 round magazines as well four back strap options to build the grip thicker for large hands. Soon I got a call from my good friend, Preston Mishikaiwa at Legion Defense Industries stating the G45 was ready for pick up. Not long afterwards, Glock responded, and we were set to receive one straight from the Smyrna, Georgia manufacturing plant. Immediately, I submitted a request for a T&E sample to be sent for review. Even at first glance, my gut told me there had to be more to the new model to bring it to market as the G45 rather than something such as G19XB or G19X-Black. I must admit, when Glock dropped an advertisement back in late September about the G45 as a teaser for the industry, my first thought was, “Oh look, the G19X now comes in black.” This wasn’t a bad thing, as I reviewed the G19X very favorably over the summer. What we learned helped ensure this product report would give our readers the full story and not general assumptions they may have encountered previously. ![]() Instead of following the masses and reporting before Christmas like many others, our Swanson Media Group staff decided to take our time on the range working with the G45 and even getting a chance to speak with Glock representatives at SHOT SHOW about the new model. These arm chair reviewers claimed the G45 was merely a G19X finished in black rather than the military requested coyote brown for field trials. At first glance, many “reviewers” rushed to print and online publication without doing their due diligence in research. (The later would have been the obvious choice, right?) Instead, the G45 would be chambered in 9mm to mirror that of the G19X. ![]() To avoid confusion from the start, this G45 is NOT chambered in. In the fall of 2018, Glock announced a new model to follow on heels of the wildly successful Glock 19X called the Glock 45. As Glock rolls out new variations of current production models or introduces new sizes and options, fans of their products line up to help gun shops sell out for months. This company has led sales in the military, Law Enforcement and civilian categories regularly each year. Ever since the 1990’s, one name is clearly reigned supreme above all others, giving the classic 1911 a true challenge for the title of “America’s pistol.” That company has been none other than Glock. To say the striker fire pistol market is highly competitive with hundreds of manufacturer / model combinations available would be a gross understatement.
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